Thursday, 29 July 2004

Reasons to convert to css #205 Stopdesign | Throwing Tables Out the Window "Many developers believe these claims because they start by developing for ? and checking in ? IE. Then they view it in another browser and become frustrated when they see all kinds of supposed ?bugs? they think they?ll have to fix.

IE interprets CSS more loosely than other browsers that have been iterating versions over the last couple years..."

Wednesday, 28 July 2004

So, a day off, and an enjoyable (I am sick) afternoon spent in the company of =Father Dowling Investigates, where fortunately at the end, Sister Stephanie's wayward brother was not murdered by the dodgy cops, phew. Then Carol Vorderman stunned us all by getting 663 with only numbers less than 10 on Countdown, when the bright chap contestant only made 664, smug bitch.

Worth a laugh, not very PC mind you! Viceland mag - Dos, July 2004: including - "Dude, you are the worst President ever. Even motherfucking George Burns clawed his way out of the grave to make fun of you."

Web Designer Jason Kottke has put together this html version of That report. I guess we should all have a quick flick through, just to see how bad it, and the Government are... The 9/11 Commission Report

"This survey compares 10 web sites through elements of their layout: styles, page construction and elements? The survey seeks similarities and differences between those well known web sites, built by famous, talented designers" Web Design Survey

Say No to 72 dpi: "The 72 or 96 dpi numbers are NEVER used to show images on the monitor screen. There is no concept of inches or dpi in the video system. Those logical inch dpi numbers are only used as a crude approximation to size text fonts on the screen."

"Seriously, do you need film reviews to tell you what you already know? That the new studio meatloaf I, Robot?"suggested by" Isaac Asimov's book, as if the 50-year-old anthology pitched itself to Fox execs?is 18 kinds of overprocessed sheep crap?" oh dear, poor willy smith ... http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0429/atkinson2.php"The Village Voice: Film: System Failure by Michael Atkinson

Saturday, 17 July 2004

All companies with an online presence take note "...but most Web applications continue to be developed by engineers with little to no actual experience in user experience methodology, information design, brand application or usability. This is not just a trend?it is an oversight by many companies not willing to invest in improving the user experience." This article is American based, but still has relevance to the UK market. Digital Web Magazine - Brand Value and the User Experience

Closing thoughts

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